He finished 8 kilometers in Kernersville, N.C., in 23 minutes, 37.9 seconds, beating runner-up Thomas Curtin of Virginia Techby nearly 25 seconds. Syracuse won the team title with 64 points, while North Carolina was second at 84.

“After finishing third last year, this feels great,” Colley told theacc.com. “I can't even describe the feeling. It's even better because I did it in front of my family -- my mom, dad, sister and grandparents were here to see it.

“It was a nice race for me because I was able wait to make my move, and then, I was able to extend my lead,” he said. “It was really windy this morning, so I knew I wanted to take as little wind as I could. I stayed in the pack for the first 3.5 to 4K. Right around 4K, I was able to make my move and lock it down from there. It was nice to soak it in for the last bit as a senior.”

In the women's 6K race, also at Beeson Park in Kernersville, Florida State won with 52 points, while U.Va. was second with 65. Virginia Tech was eighth at 188.

Duke's Juliet Bottorff took the individual title at 20:05.9. U.Va.'s Barbara Strehler, a fellow senior, was fourth in 20:20.8.

Women’s basketball:

Christopher Newport received two first-place votes and is ranked third in the d3hoops.com preseason Top 25 poll. It matches the highest national ranking in program history.

The 2010-11 squad finished third in the final poll following a Final Four appearance. Last season, the Captains were 29-3 and advanced to the Elite Eight.

Men’s basketball exhibitions:

Former Bethel High star Aaron Bacote had 23 points and Richard Ross had 12 points and 12 rebounds as Old Dominion scored an 81-50 home win against Division IIElizabeth City State in the Monarchs’ first appearance under Coach Jeff Jones.